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Entrepreneurship is widely accepted as a catalyst capable of creating wealth and job. Many social scientists have established the success of entrepreneurship education (EE) in influencing students’ entrepreneurial orientation and behaviours (Fayolle, Int. J. Entrep. Small Bus., 2(1):89–98, 2005). According to the Strategic Framework for European Cooperation in Education and Training (ET2020), the main objectives of EE programme include creativity, awareness of students about self-employment and entrepreneurship as possible career options, working on concrete enterprise projects and activities, and providing specific business skills and knowledge of how to start a company. In the present study, the entrepreneurship syllabus provided in postgraduate management programmes of 86 universities/institutions from the four states of South India is critically analyzed, for its content. These syllabuses and pedagogies are compared for effectiveness with those of the top 10 international universities in the world. The comparisons revealed lesser importance to action learning, innovation management and new venture development in Indian universities’ syllabus. It is suggested that a broad framework which includes the best practices and contents of top 10 universities and ET2020 objectives may be provided by bodies such as UGC/AICTE.
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Annexure 1: List of South Indian Universities/Institutes
SI. No | Karnataka | Tamil Nadu | Andhra Pradesh | Kerala |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Alliance University | Alagappa University | Acharya Nagarjuna University | Asian School of Business |
2. | Bangalore University | AMET University | Andhra University | Cochin University of Science and Technology |
3. | Central University of Karnataka | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Dr. Ambedkar University | Kannur University |
4. | Christ University | Anna Institute of Management | Dravidian University | Kerala Agricultural University |
5. | Davangere University | Anna University | Gandhi Institute Of Technology and Management | Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies |
6. | GITAM University | Annamalai University | IBS University | Mahatma Gandhi University |
7. | Gulbarga University | Avinashilingam University | Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur | National University of Advanced Legal Studies |
8. | Jain University | Bharat University | K L University | University of Calicut |
9. | Karnataka State Women’s University | Bharathiar University | Krishna University | University of Kerala |
10. | Karnatak University | Bharathidasan University | Rayalaseema University | |
11. | Karnataka State Open University | B.S. Abdur Rahman University | Sri Krishnadevaraya University | |
12. | Kuvempu University | Dr. M.G.R. Education and Research Institute | Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam | |
13. | Mangalore University | Gandhigram Rural Institute | Sri Sathya Sai University | |
14. | Manipal Academy of Higher Education | Hindustan University | Sri Venkateswara University | |
15. | M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences | Indian Maritime University | Vikrama Simhapuri University | |
16. | Mysore University | Kalasalingam University | Yogi Vemana University | |
17. | PES University | Karpagam University | ||
18. | Presidency University | Karunya University | ||
19. | Rani Channamma University | Madurai Kamaraj University | ||
20. | REVA University | Manonmaniam Sundaranar University | ||
21. | Tumkur University | Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research | ||
22. | University of Mysore | Mother Teresa Women’s University | ||
23. | University of Agricultural Sciences | Noorul Islam University | ||
24. | Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University | Periyar University | ||
25. | Visvesvaraya Technological University | Periyar Maniammai University | ||
26. | Prist University | |||
27. | Sathyabama University | |||
28. | Saveetha University | |||
29. | Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya | |||
30. | SRM University | |||
31. | Tamil University | |||
32. | Thiruvalluvar University | |||
33. | University of Madras | |||
34. | Vels University | |||
35. | Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation | |||
36. | VIT University |
Annexure 2: List of Top 10 Universities in the World (Top 20 Universities 2014: QS World University Rankings)
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
2. Imperial College London |
3. University of Cambridge |
4. Harvard University |
5. University College London |
6. University of Oxford |
7. Stanford University |
8. California Institute of Technology |
9. Princeton University |
10. Yale University |
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Basheer, Ah., Sulphey, M.M. (2017). Entrepreneurship Curriculum in Management Programmes: Benchmarking with the Curricula of Top International Universities. In: Manimala, M., Thomas, P. (eds) Entrepreneurship Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3319-3_6
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